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Patented July 8, 1924.

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MOnns KAssnn, or sAN rnANciscofoALIrOnNrA, AssreNoa ToKAssna nee PROCESSco., or SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, A CORPORATION Or CALI- FORNIA.

nos CARRIER.

Application filed 4April 24, 1920. SerialrNo. 376,239.`

To @ZZ y11i/20m it may concern.'

citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city and county ofSan Francisco, State of California, have invented a new and useful EggCarrier, of which the tollowing is a speciiication.

The invention relates to devices for releasably carrying eggs orsimilarly shaped objects for the purpose of subjecting them to treatmentand is particularly adapted for use in connection with the egg treatingma! chines shown in my co-pending application for United States LettersPatent Serial No. 376,238, tiled Apr. 24C, 1920, in which applicationthe egg carrier is shownv and described, but not claimed.

An object of the invention is to provide an egg carrier from which eggsmay be quickly and automatically discharged.

Another object of the invention is to provide an egg carrier which maybe quickly charged with eggs.

The invention possesses other advantageous features, some of which, withthe vforegoing, will be set forth at length in the following descriptionwhere I shall outline in full that form of the invention which I haveselected for illustration in the draw- -ings accompanying and formingpart of the present specification. In said drawings I have shown oneform of egg carrier of my invention, but it is to be understood that Ido not limit myself to such form, since the invention, asi expressed inthe claims, may be embodied in a plurality of forms.

Referring to said drawings:

Figure 1 is a plan view of the egg car rier of my invention arranged ona conH veyor.

Figure 2 is a cross section of the conveyor and trackway and an endelevation of the carrier, taken on the line 2-2 Fig. 1.

Figure 8 is a cross section ot the carrier taken on the line 3 3, Fig.1.

Figure 4 is a side elevation of' the cal.'- rier, with the parts inegg-releasing position.

Figure 5 is a cross section taken on the line 5-6, Figure 1 showing theparts in egg-retaining position.

Figlire 6 is a similar cross section showine the parts in egg-releasingposition.

Figure 7 is a perspective view kot a trag?- ment of one off theegg-holding`meint The egg carrier of my invention comprises a frame 2,preferably metallicr and rectangular, having end members 3 and sidemembers 4. rlhe trame is provided with suitable'means of support, suchas the pins 5, which extendr into the conveyor chains 6. The sidemembers t are pro lvided withdepending ears 7, vto which are secured irods 8 extending across below the yiframe for reasons Awhich willhereinafter become apparent. The frameis also provided with cross-wires9, which lie in the plane ot the upper surface ,of the frame and whichconstitute ya supporting means rtor the ber board sheet on which theeggs are disposed, priorto being placed in the carrier. i

The end memibers 3 are provided at their ends with depending ears 12,which form rguideways 13 in which the ends oi' the verticallymovableicross-bars 114i are disposed. The bottom of the carriercomprises a plu rality 0f .hinged lea-ves 15 ot such shape that a seriesot egg-holding apertures are formed between each pair of leaves. y Theadjacent edges of the leaves, which are `preferably made ot sheet metal,although theyinay be made of wire or other material, are formed toprovide the egg-holding apertures, which are partially separated rby theintegral alined tongues 16 on the leaves. rIhe leaves are formed withhorizontal portions in which the apertures are Jformed andfwith verticalportions or ears 17 alined with` the tongues, the ears on the adjacentleaves. beingin contact when the tongues 16 are'in the horizontalposition,fthe contacting Ot the ears serving to hold the tongues inhorizontal position. The rods 8 extend across the frame below thetongues and the vtongues contact with the rods and are supportedthereby.A

The apertures between the pairs of leaves ,are smaller indiameter, whenthe tongues` lare horizontal, than the diameter ot the eggs, so that theeggs yare, held in the agen tures, and means are provided for increasingthearea or for opening the apertures to ermit the eggs to fall throughthe bottoni.

he leaves are pivoted on the line of the angle between the horizontaland vertical .portions, to the cross-bars 14, so that as the @westersare more@ vertically the leaves move about their pivots, as shown 1 inFig. 6, opening the apertures and permitting the to fall through. As thecross-bars are raised, the horizontal portions of the leaves areinclined dovf'n-Wardl-y, fall-ling back from the egg and removingsupport from the egg.

ln placing` eggs in the carrier, a tier of eggs with their supportingfiber boardv sheet and cellular container are removed Jfrom the eggcrate and placed on the carrier. the sheet being supported by the Wires9., The sheet is then slipped Jfrom under the eggs and they drop intothe apertures in the bottom of the carrier. iafter the eggshave beensubjected to the desired treatment, the cross-bars let are raised andthe eggs releasedv to pass down through the traine.

l' claim:

l. n egg carrier comprising. a frame. a plurality of egg supporting`leaves arranged in pairs in the frame, vertically movable cross-bars in'which the leaves are pivoted at their ends and supporting rods disposedbelow `and at right angles to the leaves, movement of. theA cross barsserving to move the leaves about their pivots.

An egg carrier comprising a frame, a plurality of egg 4supporting leavesarranged in pairs in the frame, the. leaves being con'- struct/ed sothat each pair of leaves form a plurality ot' egg receiving apertures,rods disposed below said leaves and' on Which said' leaves rest, saidrods being at right angies to said leaves and vertically movable barsdisposed at right angles t0 the leaves and to which the leaves arepivoted at their ends, the tivo leaves of each pair being;u piv- Oted toeach bar at spaced points thereon whereby vertical' movement ot thebarsI causes pivotal movement ot the leaves to vary the size of the eggreceivii'ig apertures.

3. An egg carrier comprising a ii'ianiie, Wires. extending across saidiran-1e in the plane of the upper surface thereof, a pl urality. of egg.supporting leaves arranged in pairs in the frame below said Wires3` thetivo leaves-o1c each pair forming a plurality of egg'`r receivingapertures, vertically movable cross bars in which the ends of the.leaves t are pi-voted, movement ot the bars causing movement of theleaves about ltheir pivots and supporting rods disposed below the leavesand on which thefree ends of the pivotedl leaves bear as the cross barsare moved.

In. testimony whereof, I have hereunto sel. my hand. w l* A MOR-RLSKASSR

